Oct. 14 Soyuz • ISS 9S

Launch time: 0306:25 GMT (11:06:25 p.m. EDT
on Oct. 13)

A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the manned Soyuz
TMA-5 spacecraft to the
International Space Station carrying the
Expedition
Tenresident crew. The capsule will remain
at the station for about six months, providing an escape pod for the
crew. Delayed from Oct. 9 due to explosive bolt problem on the
spacecraft. Delayed from Oct. 11 due to further technical concerns
with the Soyuz. [Oct. 1]

Indefinite Delta 2 • GPS 2R-13

Launch window: TBD

Launch site: SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station, Florida

The Boeing Delta
2 rocket will launch the next
NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Block 2R (
Navstar
GPS 2R-8) military navigation satellite.
The launch will be run by the U.S. Air Force. The rocket will fly in
the Delta
2 7925 vehicle configuration.
Delayed from Sept. 22 in the wake of Hurricane Frances. Delayed from
Oct. 8 due to Hurricane Jeanne. [Sept. 28]

Oct. 14 Proton • AMC 15

Launch time: 2123 GMT (5:23 p.m.
EDT)

An ILS Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper
stage will launch the AMC 15 telecommunications spacecraft for
operator SES
AMERICOM. The Lockheed Martin-built
satellite will provide video, Internet and broadband services across
the U.S. including Alaska and Hawaii. Pushed back from late August
and Sept. 14. Delayed from Sept. 23 for additional testing of an
avionics subsystem onboard the upper stage. [Sept. 29]

Launch window: TBD

The Arianespace Ariane
5rocket with the new ECA cryogenic upper stage will
fly a demonstration test flight. The rocket presumably will carry the
XTAR-EUR X-band military communications satellite for Loral
and Hisdesat and a satellite simulator mass. [July 18]